Kid's Ministry Director

Position Description and Employment Agreement

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Job Title: Kid’s Ministry Director

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Coordinates with: Pastoral Staff, Director of Youth Music, and Office Staff and Kids Discipleship Team

Purpose: Provides visionary leadership and oversight for ministry to children, birth through elementary age. The Director creates safe, welcoming, and Christ-centered environments where children grow in faith through age-appropriate biblical teaching, worship, music, service, and creative learning experiences. By building relationships with children and families and equipping volunteers, the Director fosters a love for Christ and the church that lays the foundation for lifelong discipleship.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

Supervision:

• This role will have no staff supervisory responsibilities but will work closely with the Church Staff and Volunteers.
• Is accountable to the Board of Elders for life and doctrine.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, spiritual maturity, and a servant-heart.
• Embrace the mission, vision, values, and ministries of First Reformed Church.
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Child Development, Ministry, or a related field, or equivalent ministry experience.
• A genuine love for children and gift for building meaningful relationships with children and families.
• Demonstrate strong teaching, leadership, communication, organizational, and collaborative skills.
• Ability to recruit, equip, encourage, and develop leaders/volunteers.
• Exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and uphold the church’s child protection policies.
• Have an understanding of and commitment to Reformed theology.

Ministry Responsibilities:

Leadership and Oversight

• Provide vision and leadership for children’s ministry from nursery through elementary school.
• Oversee Sunday, mid-week, and summer programs (including Children in Worship, Sunday Connect, Nursery, family discipleship, and creative summer discipleship/outreach opportunities).
• Evaluate and develop programs that support children’s spiritual formation and the church’s mission.
• Provide creative direction for kickoff, holiday events, and special events.
• Coordinate the organization and upkeep of the nursery (i.e. supplies, toy cleaning, bulletin boards, etc.)

Volunteer Development

• Recruit, train, equip, coordinate, and encourage children’s ministry leaders and volunteers.
• Build relationships with volunteers, ministry leaders, and identify emerging leaders.
• Be present during ministry programs to support volunteers and engage with children and families.

Spiritual Formation and Family Engagement

• Oversee (occasionally teach) age-appropriate, biblically grounded curriculum and programming.
• Partner with parents/caregivers in the spiritual formation of their children.
• Create opportunities for children to engage in Scripture, worship, prayer, relationships, and service.
• Help integrate children and families into the worship and broader life of the church.

Collaboration and Administration

• Work collaboratively with pastoral staff, the Children’s Choir Director, Children’s Discipleship Team, volunteers, and church leadership.
• Attend staff and discipleship committee meetings.
• Available during office hours to meet with parents, children, and volunteers/leaders.
• Maintain appropriate records, schedules, communication, curriculum, and ministry resources.
• Ensure safe, welcoming, and engaging ministry environments.

Evaluation and Compensation

• This is a part-time salaried position budgeted at 25 – 30 hrs per week.
• Compensation is determined by the Finance Deacons in keeping with the Church’s compensation guidelines and RCA standards.
• Benefits are provided only as defined in the Employee Handbook.
• Regular performance review with the Lead Pastor and a Personnel Advocate with additional support throughout the year.
• Additional job counseling may be requested at any time and a meeting with the Personnel Committee may be requested by you at any time.
• This job description is intended to outline the primary responsibilities of the position and may be modified as ministry needs evolve.
• Professional development is encouraged and funding is available.

Pay: $34,000.00 - $39,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Salary : $34,000 - $39,000